Teff

Teff is a Ethiopian cereal used for injera and whole-grain flour. Grow in a sunny, weed-free plot with drainage, using regionally adapted seed rather than assuming all millets share the same season.

Sun

Full sun

Water

Keep moist through establishment and grain filling; avoid waterlogging

Spacing

Use cultivar-specific row spacing and grain seeding rate

First harvest

90–130 days

Tips

• Surface-sow tiny seed on a fine firm bed, press it in and keep the surface moist; do not bury deeply.
• Establish in warm, frost-free conditions; verify cultivar day-length response and full grain maturity before planting.
• Keep weeds down during slow early growth and fertilize moderately from a soil test.
• Water for establishment and grain filling; drought tolerance does not mean zero water for reliable yields.
• Select a grain rather than forage-only cultivar; cut before tiny seeds shatter, dry, thresh and clean carefully.

Local grain-cultivar guidance controls sowing and harvest; tropical or day-length-sensitive seed may not finish in a short temperate summer.